Shoe-dealer s stool and foot-support



' (No ModeL) I G. K. JENKINS. SHOE DEAL ERS STQOL AND FOOT SUPPORT. No. 315,507. Patented Apr l4, 1885.

NITED STATES PATENT, O FIQE.

GEoEGE K. JENKINS, .oE JAMESTOWN, OHIO.

SHOE-DEALERS ASTOOIQAND FOOT-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 315,507, dated April 14, 1885.

Application filed Ma 2, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE K. J ENKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at J amestown, in the county of Greene and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Dealers Stools and Foot-Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention comprises a peculiarly-constructed article of furniture especially adapted for use in stores where boots, shoes, gaiters, &c., are retailed, said article of furniture being arranged in such a manner as to afford a comfortable seat for the customer, a convenient rest for the feet, devices for the ready removal of boots, and a secondary seat, which latter is for the salesman. The seat for the customer may beof any suitable size and shape, and cush- I 23 ioned, if desired, and is either mounted upon 7 or is suitably coupled to a platform, the latter when in its operative position being horizon tal and having the foot-rest applied thereto. This foot-rest is adapted to revolve, and may 2 5 be either fixed to the platform or be arranged to slide laterally thereon, the opposite sides of said platform being furnished with forked plates that serve as boot-jacks. Furthermore, this platform has coupled to it a second- 0 ary seat for the use of the salesman, which seat may be either advanced or retracted, or it may be swung aside either to the right or left, as may be the most convenient.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side 3 elevation showing my article of furniture in its folded condition. view showing'the article of furniture open for use, the central portion of the platform being broken away. Fig. 3 is a plan of a modified 4o arrangement of the device, the rear partof the customers seat being removed. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the shiftable footrest. Fig. 5 represents a modified coupling for the salesmans seat.

A represents the customers seat, which may be arranged either in the form of a chair, sofa, or lounge; but I prefer making it in the shape of a rectangular box or frame, and apply thereto one or more drawers or other appropriate receptacles, 13. (Seen in Fig. 1.)

O 0 represent casters, upon which is mounted Fig. 2 is a perspective the seat A, and D is a handle or strap for said seat. Furthermore, this seat may be coshioned on top, as at a, and may be rigidly tached toa platform, E; but in order to facil tate the transportation of the article of furniture I prefer to hinge or otherwise couple the rear edge of said platform to the front of said seat, as at F.

e are casters that support .the outer edge of 6 J r the platform, the upper surface of the latter being provided with a track or slotted bar, G. ,along which is adapted to travel a standard or post, H, of the foot-rest I; but in Fig. 1 this track G is omitted, thereby indicating that the standard H may be a fixture, if desired. In Fig. 4 the foot-rest is shown supported on a screw-threaded rod, k, that en gages with standard H, by which arrange ment the rest can be both raised and lowered and turned around to any convenient position. Fasten'ed to the under side of platform E is a guide or groove, J, within which slides a long arm, K, of a cross-frame, K L, which. frame serves as a tripod that supports the standard 'M, of the secondary or salesmans seat R, that may be adjusted vertically by means of the screw m. (Seen in Fig. 2.) Projecting beyond the front edge of the platform E are forked plates N N, that serve as bootjacks.

O 0' represent two wings of ahingedscrecn capable of being disposed in front of the article of furniturewhen ladies are engaged in trying on shoes.

1? are hooks and staples or other appropriate retaining devices that preserve the platform in its erect or closed position.

Z are casters that support the tripod-frame K L. A pocket, S, may be applied to either or both ends of the seat A, for the purpose of containing wrappingpaper, twine, &c. When this article of furniture is to be stowedaway or transported, the platformE is turned up vertically against the front of seat A, and is secured with the retaining devices P, as seen in Fig. 1, which act causes the foot-rest I and secondary seat It to rest onthe cushion a. The piece of furniture is now initsmost compact form, and may be readily wheeled about by simply grasping the strap or handle i I D; but when placed in a boot orshoe store,

and arranged for use, the hooks P are disengaged and platform E is swung down to the horizontal position seen in Figs. 2 and 3. The secondary or salesmans scat R is then drawn out as far as maybe necessary to bring it into a convenient position with reference to the foot rest I, which latter is shifted either to the right or left, or raised or lowered to acconr modatethe purchaser, who is seated on the cushion a. If said purchaser or customer wears boots, he can pull them off by engaging them with the jacks N N before trying on a new pair, which latterwill notbe liable to become soiled, because the platform E can be kept much cleaner than the floor of an ordinary store, especially in country towns where the streets are liable to be muddy.

In the modification of my invention seen in Fig 3, the salesmans seat It is fastened to one end of a coupling rod or link, T, whose other end is pivoted to platform E at t, thereby permitting said seat to be swung aroundeither to the right or left, as convenience may suggest. Furthermore, this illustration shows a curved race, G, with which communicates a longitudinal race or groove, G, thereby indicating that the foot-rest may travel in a circular path, or that it may be shifted from the front to the rear of platform E,- but in Fig. 5 a lazy-tongs, U, is employed for coupling the salesmans seat to the platform. 3

I am aware it is not new to attach a foot-rest and a salesmans stool to a common base or platform, thereby furnishing a portable device which is capable of being readily carried about and placed in front of any chair on which the customer is seated, in order that ,the customers foot may be supported on said rest, as such an article is seen in the patent granted to S. D. Sollers, November 2, 1875. As distinguished from this device, my article ofstore-furniture has the foot-rest, salesmans stool, and customers seat all combined in a single structure which is complete in itself.

Furthermore, I am aware it is not new to provide a barbers chair with a shiftable platform or frame that carries a rest for the feet of the person'who occupies said chair, as such a construction is seen in the patent granted to J1 Ott, July 13, 1875. no stool for the barber to sit on while shaving his customer, and as a stool would be an impediment instead of an advantage to such a chair, it is apparent that this omission renders said structure different from the footrest, salesmans stool, and customers seat'combined in a single and complete article of furniture, which combination is the essential feature of my invention.

I claim as my inventionl. A boot and shoe dealers article of furniture, consisting of the customers seat A, platform E, foot-rest I, and coupled salesmans stool R, all combined in. a single structure, for the purpose specified.

2. A boot and shoe dealers article of fur niture, consisting of the customers seat A, hinged platform E F F, foot-rest I, guide J. arm K, and salesmans stool R, all combined in a single structure, for the purpose specified,

A boot and shoe dealors article of furniture, consisting of the customers seat A, platform E, provided with groove G and foot rest I, mounted therein, and the salesmans stool 11, coupled to said platform, all combined in a single structure, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' GEORGE K. JENKINS.

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\VILL. 'W. J OHNSON, M. A. Plixson.

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